Vulcanizer.



M. x,c0aBzN VULCANIZER. APPLICATION FILED MAYH. 1917.

Patented J 1115" 31, 1917.

I, {aaicaa' MARION XERXES COIRIBIN', OIE SAVANNZAH, GEORGIA.

VULCANIZ'ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.

Application filed May 17, 1917. Serial No. 169,300.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARION X. OORBIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Vulcanizer, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a vulcanizer, and it is one object of the invention to provide a vulcanizer which may be assembled readily with the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, or with some other accessible portion of the exhaust conduit, so that the heat generated by the passing exhaust, Wlll be made operative to effect a vulcanization of a tire tube or other object.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from'the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a vulcanizer construction in accordance with the present invention, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the vulcanizer;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the vulcanizer;

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken approxi mately on the line 4:4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective showing the rib which is connected with the back of the vulcanizer.

The vulcanizer forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made of metal, throughout, saving as otherwise hereinafter specified, and includes a back 1. A top 2 projects rearwarclly from the upper edge of the back 1. Wings 3 project forwardly from the ends of the back 1 and preferably are disposed at an acute angle to the back. A base 4. projects forwardly from the lower edge of the back 1 and preferably is somewhat shorter than the back. A facing 5, which may be made of asbestos, is secured to the forward face of the back 1 and extends onto the wings 3 and onto the top 2. Projecting downwardly from the lower edge of the back 1 and disposed at the ends of the base 1 are flanges 6 which may be offset slightly as shown at 7. A rib, preferably in the form of a channel member, is secured to the rear face of the back 1 and extends longitudinally thereof. The flanges of the rib 8 may be notched as shown at 9 to form teeth 10. The numeral 11 denotes a U-shaped bracket, one end 12 of which is secured to the rear face of the back 1. The bracket 11 includes an upstanding arm 14: located in front of the back 1. A screw 15 or other suitable compression" means is mounted in the upper end of the arm 14, the screw being equipped at its outer end with any suitable means 16 whereby the screw may be rotated. At its inner end, the screw 15 carries a foot 17 engaging a removable pressure member 18, preferably in the form of a plate, the pressure member 18 having an asbestos facing 19.

The numeral 20 denotes the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, or some other accessible portion of the exhaust conduit. In practical operation, the vulcanizer hereinbefore described is placed adj acent to the manifold 20, the channel rib 8 bearing against the manifold, and the end 12 of the bracket 11 bearing against the manifold also, the construction being such that the back 1 will be held in parallel relation to the outer face of the manifold 20, without tilting. The top 2 engages the upper edge of the manifold, and the flanges 6 bear against the outer surface of the manifold, in a manner which will be understood clearly from Fig. 4:. Any suitable means may be provided for holding the vulcanizer on the manifold. In the present instance, but not of necessity, yokes 21 are supplied, the rear ends of which engage the rear side of the manifold 20, the forward ends of which lie in front of the flanges 6, clamp screws 22 being threaded in the forward ends of the yokes 21, the clamp screws engaging the flanges 6. The rib 8 and the end 12 of the bracket 11 serve to space the back 2 of the vulcanizer from the manifold 20, so that the object which is being vulcanized will not be overheated. The teeth 10 formed by the notches 9 in the flanges of the channel 8 serve to distribute the heat to the lgaclli 1 and prevent an overheating of the An inner tube or other object which is to be vulcanized is placed against the facing 5 on the back 1 and the pressure plate 18 is advanced by the screw 15, so that the tube or other object is bound between the facing thereof; a pressure member cooperating with the back; and means carried by the bracket for operating the pressure member.

2. A vulcanizer comprising a back provided at its ends with forwardly presented 5 on the back 1 and the facing 19 on thenfifianges, and supplied at its lower edge with pressure plate 18. The wings 3 prevent the tube or other object'from coming into contact with the manifold 20,at the ends of the vulcanizer, and the base 4 serves not only as a support for the pressure plate 18 but, as. well, prevents the tube or other object from coming into contact with the manifold 20 adj acentthe lower edge of the vulcanizer.

It is to be observed that the bottom portion of the bracket 11 constitutes a support for the forwardly presented base 4, as shown in Fig. 4. In practical operation, slits are cut upwardly into the lower edge of a plate, of which the back 1 constitutes a part, the base 4: being bent forwardly between the slits, and the slits serving to define the inner edges of the rearwardly offset flanges 6.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1, A vulcanizer comprising a back provided at its upper edge with a rearwardly extended top, andprovided at its ends with forwardly presented wings; a bracket connected with theback adjacent the lower edge a forwardly extended base; a bracket connected with the lower edge of the back and constituting a support for the base; a pressure member cooperating with the back; and

means carried by the bracket for advancing the I pressure member with respect to the back.

3. a In a vulcanizer, a back; a rib extended longitudinally of the back; a bracket hav ing its rear end connected with the back, the rear end of the bracket cooperating with the rib to form a support for the back; a pressure member cooperating with the back; and means assembled with the bracket for actuating the pressure member with respect to the back. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARION XERXES CORBIN.

Witnesses ARTHUR W. BOYD, M. BROTHAM.

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